Juan Cataldi
{{short description|Argentine professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
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| name = Juan Cataldi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = La Plata, Argentina
| position = Attacking midfielder{{cite news|title=Juan Cataldi|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/juan-cataldi/|accessdate=18 December 2020|work=World Football}}
| currentclub = Kalamata
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2002–2018
| youthclubs1 = Gimnasia y Esgrima
| years1 = 2018–2020
| clubs1 = Gimnasia y Esgrima
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = → Bolívar (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2023
| clubs3 = Ierapetra
| caps3 = 45
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Kalamata
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 0
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| club-update = 21:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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Juan Cataldi (born 17 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Kalamata.
He played his first match in the first division in the Argentine cup and then played matches in the same cup and in the local tournament. He was part of the team who played the final game against Rosario Central. When he was playing in Bolivar, he played in Copa Libertadores against Palmeiras and another two games in the same Cup. Also he played in Copa Sudamericana.{{cite news|title=Argentina - J. Cataldi|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/juan-cataldi/556720/|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Soccerway}}
Career
Cataldi's career started in Gimnasia y Esgrima's system in 2002.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de JUAN CATALDI|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-JUAN-CATALDI-116376.html|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=BDFA}} He was moved into the club's first-team squad in July 2018, when he was picked to start in Copa Argentina encounters with Sportivo Belgrano and Olimpo; both of which were won 1–0. He made his professional league debut on 18 August during a defeat away to Banfield in the Primera División.{{cite news|title=Juan Cataldi: Estoy muy feliz por esta oportunidad|url=http://diagonales.com/contenido/juan-cataldi-estoy-muy-feliz-por-esta-oportunidad/10153|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Diagonales|date=17 July 2018}} He would make a further three appearances in that season for Gimnasia, though wouldn't appear competitively in 2019–20. On 3 August 2020, Cataldi left on loan to Bolivian football with Bolívar.{{cite news|title=El argentino Juan Cataldi es nuevo jugador de Bolívar|url=https://deportetotal.com.bo/el-argentino-juan-cataldi-es-nuevo-jugador-de-bolivar/|accessdate=20 September 2020|work=Deporte Total|date=3 August 2020}} He debuted in the Copa Libertadores versus Palmeiras on 1 October.
Personal life
Cataldi is the nephew of former footballers Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Gustavo Barros Schelotto, while his brothers Salvador and Tomás Cataldi are also footballers; as is his cousin Bautista Barros Schelotto.{{cite news|title=En Gimnasia se juega con el corazón|url=https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Diario Hoy|date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172547/https://diariohoy.net/el-clasico/en-gimnasia-se-juega-con-el-corazon-114122|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=El sobrino de los mellizos continúa con la dinastía Barros Schelotto en el Lobo|url=https://www.0221.com.ar/nota/2018-7-17-17-30-0-juan-cataldi-sobrino-de-los-mellizos-barros-schelotto-debutaria-este-sabado-en-gimnasia|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=0221|date=17 July 2018}} Cataldi's grandfather Hugo Barros Schelotto was Gimnasia y Esgrima's president during the 1980s.{{cite news|title=Cataldi: pasado, presente y futuro albiazul|url=http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Inferiores Platenses|date=17 July 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013172507/http://www.inferioresplatenses.com.ar/noticia/cataldi-pasado-presente-y-futuro-albiazul|url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
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!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Gimnasia y Esgrima
|4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" |Bolívar (loan)
|2020 | rowspan="1" |Bolivian Primera División |0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
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!Total !0 !0 ! ! !4 !0 !4 !0 | ||||||||
| rowspan="2" |OF Ierapetra
|23 |1 |1 |0 | | | | | ||||||||
| 2022-23
|20 |3 |2 |1 | | |22 |4 | ||||||||
| !
!Total !43 !4 !3 !1 ! ! !46 !5 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!47 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|juan-cataldi/556720}}
{{Kalamata F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cataldi, Juan}}
Category:Footballers from La Plata
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers
Category:O.F. Ierapetra F.C. players